"And where is the Gen—King himself?" asked Vance, uneasily.
"Oh!" replied the cat, carelessly, "he's 'round."
"'Round where?" asked Vance.
"'Round here," the cat replied.
"I don't see him," said the Prince, with a start, as he looked about him on all sides.
"No?" said the cat. "That's because you can't see through me."
"How very strangely you talk, cat!" exclaimed Vance. "I don't know what you mean."
"Well," returned the cat, "you know those funny bonbons?"